# Where did the group tango scene originate?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 8, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-group-tango-scene-originate/387213 "2007-01-08T22:13:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-group-tango-scene-originate/387213/1 "2007-01-08T22:13:44Z")

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Y’know, in movies where a whole ballroom full of people (including our Leads) dances a synchronized tango? Generally the Scandalous Lady is wearing red, where everyone else is wearing black and white, but I don’t know if this is always true. I can only remember it in _Moulin Rouge!_ and \*Rent \*off the top of my head, but it was so “classic” in those two that I’m certain it started long ago. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-group-tango-scene-originate/387213/2 "2007-01-08T22:30:31Z")

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I don’t know for sure, but I think it might be a matter of logistics. When they play a a tango, it’s probably more convenient for everyone to be doing the same thing in the same direction at the same time, or “tango” turns to “tangle.” 😉